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Destination Spotlight

Jackson International ~ Working internationally to Save Lives

Jackson International becomes one of the best options for foreign patients looking for top rated care in the United States. Jackson International links foreign patients in need of treatment for complex medical and surgical care.

Accreditation & Certification

Talking the Talk ~ Obtaining Culturally and Linguistically Competent Health Care in the United States

Countless patients and families come to the United States from abroad to seek medical care each year, yet few are familiar with their options for receiving access to language services – such as interpreting and translation – along with culturally sensitive care.

Economics & Investments

Economic Report: Inbound Medical Tourism in the United States

As medical tourism continues to grow, developed nations, such as the United States, see large number of Americans traveling abroad for medical procedures. However, there continues to be a growing interest in inbound medical tourism in the U.S.

Technology & Innovation

The Role of Telehealth in Medical Tourism

Telehealth, also known as telemedicine, is the remote provision of health care services enabled by technology. Technology is used to improve access to health care services independent of geography.

Editorial

Safety and Quality Standards ~ Driving Patient Expectations

Cost and quality don’t always mesh, but these two factors are the most common reasons that people travel abroad for health care. Americans, for example, travel to India, Thailand, Singapore, Costa Rica, and other countries for joint replacement.

Economics & Investments

Compare and Contrast ~ Inbound vs. Outbound Healthcare

Inbound Medical Tourism is described as patients from other countries traveling to the U.S. to receive medical care. Outbound is described as patients from the U.S. traveling to other countries to receive medical care.

Destination Spotlight

Five Essentials for a Successful Inbound Medical Tourism Practice

For decades, patients have come from around the world for specialized treatment at the Texas Medical Center. The Center welcomes international patients who arrive for initial diagnosis, treatment for a disease or disorder, a valued second opinion.

Industry News

World's Largest Medical Tourism Conference Announces the Pre-Conference Workshop on Medical Tourism 101

Learn What Medical Tourism is, where patients are traveling to and for what medical or dental procedures. Understand what the cost savings are, and the issues with quality and liability.

Industry News

The World Medical Tourism & Health Congress Announces Hotel Za Za as a Bronze Sponsor

Hotel ZaZa Houston located just minutes away from the Texas Medical Center. With bold Texas overtones, unique and distinct designs and comforting amenities, the 315 guestrooms and suites at Hotel ZaZa Houston offer guests something delicious.

Industry News

Medical Tourism Association to Exhibit at Largest US Employer Health Conference

The MTA will be exhibiting at 61st annual conference of the Society for Human Resource Management. The conference delegates are mainly US employers who will attend the conference and come through the exhibit hall.

Patient Experience & Hospitality

MTA Releases First Patient Surveys on Medical Tourism

The MTA has released preliminary results from its first patient surveys in the Medical Tourism Industry. The MTA has created this medical tourism patient survey as part of a larger research project to study the medical tourism industry.

Editorial

The Medical Tourism Association Launches Survey for the Los Angeles Association of Health Underwriters Sales Conference - May 9th 2009

This is a survey prepared in conjunction with the Medical Tourism Association and Los Angeles Association of Health Underwriters. Anonymous results will be published as a combined study in Medical Tourism Magazine.

Editorial

Global Mobile Health Care An Electronic Framework for Portability of Health Records

Global healthcare is a rapidly growing practice of traveling across international borders to obtain quality medical treatment. Even after accounting for airfare and a short vacation, more than 50 countries have identified medical tourism as a national industry.

Destination Spotlight

Rinecker Proton Therapy Center - A New Chance to Fight Cancer

Currently more than one in three people will develop cancer during their lifetime. The Rinecker Proton Therapy Center in Munich, Germany offers a new chance to cure cancer as modern proton therapy promises to be superior to the techniques of photon therapy.

Destination Spotlight

Austria ~ The Turntable for Leading Medical Competence

Austria not only is the heart of Europe from a geopolitical point of view, it is also a renowned medical competence center. The so-called “first and second Viennese medical school” have become keywords with an impact reaching far beyond Austria’s borders.

Economics & Investments

Successful Budgeting For Your Medical Tourism Marketing Campaigns

If marketing can be called the vehicle that brings dreams to reality, a marketing budget can certainly be referred to as the fuel that drives the vehicle. A marketing budget has long since outlived the traditional moniker of being a financial tool.

Complementary & Alternative Medicine

Unconventional Medicine in a Conventional Setting

The most commonly recognized CAM practices in the U.S. are acupuncture, massage, vitamins, supplements and herbal remedies. Conventional medicine is medicine and surgery practiced by holders of an M.D. degree or a D.O. degree and by allied health professionals.

Economics & Investments

The Effects of the World Economic Recession On Medical Tourism

The world economic recession is having an effect on medical tourism, but whether it is a positive or negative effect depends on what country you are in and if you are attracting medical tourists from new and emerging countries.

Economics & Investments

Partnering for Patients and Profit: Hospital Developed and Owned Networks

US healthcare providers learned lessons, both positive and negative, through the formation and dissolution of networks. Readers should observe that, if executed correctly, a strategic partnership of free standing hospitals to create a healthcare provider network.

Editorial

The Physical Innovation of Hotels in Medical Tourism

With the growth of medical tourism projected to skyrocket in the next decade, now is the time for hotel properties to consider their interest in serving this special type of guest.